During a government shutdown, all government workers deemed nonessential are furloughed until a deal is reached to reopen the government. Essential workers are expected to keep working without pay ...

A woman, who was shot in the US Congress building as protesters ... unknown injury as paramedics moved her on a stretcher out of the building," according to NBC News. CNN also confirmed the ...

The newly elected GOP Congress is looking to cut federal spending substantially ... Photo: Bettmann / via Getty Images Just as 1981 offered congressional Republicans a chance to cut the fat out of ...